Apart from the previous claims from the Department of Defense that the United States had officially received Jet Jumbo Boeing 747-8 luxury from Qatar, the United States and Qatar had not completed the details of the agreement, which was still reviewed by the candidate for legal team, according to a White House official and sources who were familiar with the discussion.
A White House official stated that the White House legal team is currently completing the details of prizes, working on a memorandum of understanding – or MoU – between the United States and Qatar. The Washington Post The first time reported the news.
The aircraft from Qatar is currently in the United States, according to sources who are familiar with this problem and President Donald Trump, who confirmed the aircraft was here. However, Qatar wants to clarify the details about the transfer, specifically emphasizing that Trump’s administration is responsible for starting a discussion about the donation of a luxury jet to the US government, a source who is familiar with negotiations said.
“As the President said, this will be a sovereign prize to the US Air Force,” Spokesman for White House Anna Kelly said in a statement.
As the first time ABC News reported earlier this month, the aircraft was expected to be available for use by Trump as the new air force shortly before he left the office, at that time the ownership of the aircraft was expected to be transferred to the Trump President Library Foundation, the source who was familiar with the problem told ABC News.
President Donald Trump smiled on stage at Al Udeid Air Base, May 15, 2025, in Doha, Qatar.
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Last week, Pentagon Spokesman Chief Sean Parnell said that the Pentagon had officially received a luxury jet from Qatar.
“The Secretary of Defense has received Boeing 747 from Qatar in accordance with all federal regulations and regulations,” Parnell said, added that the Department of Defense would “work to ensure appropriate security measures and functional mission requirements considered for aircraft used to transport the President of the United States.”
Trump’s administrative plan to receive luxury jet donated by the Qatar government to be used as one air force has caused significant security problems, according to intelligence experts and government officials.
Democratic parliament members have expressed concern that the aircraft can lead to significant security risks and has the potential to provide access to foreign countries and sensitive communication, raising matters of intelligence. Conversely, members of the Republican parliament have questioned the Presidential Decree to receive prizes from foreign countries, also raising intelligence fears.
“Every building or vehicle or aircraft found by the President is a high -value target for the Foreign Intelligence Service who wants to gather as much information as possible about the President,” said John Cohen, an ABC news contributor and a former homeland security official who acted.
Meanwhile, Trump said “would be stupid” not to receive a free plane and had called a prize from Qatar as “a very good movement.”
“I will never be someone to refuse such offers,” Trump said earlier this month. “I mean, I can be a fool and say, ‘No, we don’t want a free and very expensive plane.’ But that, I think it is a great signal. “